Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (CAM) (MATH11195)

Course Outline
School	School of Mathematics	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	During the months of June, July and August students will work on their MSc dissertation. This will take the form of an individual supervised research-style academic topic proposed by a staff member of the Applied Mathematics group. The aim of the project is to provide a hands on experience and skills for tackling scientific problems which require both computational skills and a significant mathematical insight. This will include identifying and applying appropriate mathematical and numerical techniques to realistic problems, interpreting the results and presenting the conclusions.
Course description	An individual written report will be submitted by a given deadline detailing the methods used, results obtained and corresponding interpretation of the results. The students will be able to discuss the problem with their peers; however, all analyses and written reports must be their own independent work.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 25, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 563 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework: 100%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Identify and apply appropriate mathematical and computational techniques to real application problems. Write a coherent dissertation which systematically presents the findings and discusses the outcome in a mathematically correct and consistent fashion.